The voting system used by the Council is the qualified majority (so called 'double majority'). How is it calculated?

Question

The voting system used by the Council is the qualified majority (so called 'double majority'). How is it calculated?

Accepted Answer

55% of countries (with 28 Member States, this means 16 countries) 
 representing at least 65 % of total EU population

Answer

2/3

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50% + 2

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65% of countries 
 representing at least 55 % of total EU population

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